Why was there a Park Ranger standing beside Martin Luther King when he gave his 'I have a dream' speech?

drewh2os

The speech was made on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. "The memorial has been the site of many famous speeches, including Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on August 28, 1963 during the rally at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Like other monuments on the National Mall - including the nearby Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, and National World War II Memorial - the memorial is administered by the National Park Service under its National Mall and Memorial Parks group." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_memorial http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Mall_and_Memorial_Parks Dec 22 12, 11:15 AM

rayven80

Gordon Gundrum was the 25 year old park ranger assigned as security for Dr. King. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5668391&page=1#.UNYN2ORm6Vo Dec 22 12, 1:46 PM

gtho4

The park ranger is visible in this video- at the start setting up the microphone, a few times during the speech; and then again at the end escorting Dr. King from the stage: http://www.wilsonstation.com/?p=6982 Dec 22 12, 10:39 PM